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Chobanka is a village in Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Each September, a large festival for the Alevi people takes place here, being the largest festival in the Rhodopes. In the summer, scientists and nature fans come to see these ancient trees.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Chobanka
Settlement.native_name
Чобанка
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Location in Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kardzhali Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Momchilgrad
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+3
Settlement.elevation_m
506

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
kmetstvo of Bulgaria
Official name
Chobanka
Located in
Momchilgrad
Population
202
Area
6.657
Elevation
611
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Dialing code
03636
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postal code
6836
different from
Csobánka
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Bulgaria
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Landmarks
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Chobanka is a village in Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Each September, a large festival for the Alevi people takes place here, being the largest festival in the Rhodopes. In the summer, scientists and nature fans come to see these ancient trees.

==Landmarks== In the neighboring village of Bivolyane, there’s an old site called "Emala Baba," built in the 17th century. It has a tomb with six graves under one roof and an eight-sided shape on the ceiling. An inscription says Gunnar Baba, the son of Emala Baba, is buried here. Nearby is the grave of Fatma, the wife of Prophet Ali, who is known as the protector of mothers and children.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chobanka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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